Cover art for Railway Boom

Railway Boom

2025 · BGG
Avg rating
7.78
Bayes rating
6.17
Weight
3.19 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2-4
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
1,004

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Description

In the late 19th century, during the early Meiji era, Japan opened its first railway line between Shimbashi and Yokohama. This new mode of transportation sparked a railway boom across the country. Local entrepreneurs, and later powerful tycoons, established new companies that grew into large railway corporations throughout the Taishō and Shōwa eras. As players, you will take on the roles of these tycoons, building and managing your own railway empires as you compete for the most renown. Railway Boom recreates this era of industry through gameplay by having players balance resource management with the growth of their railways connecting various cities across Japan. —description from the publisher

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Auction & bidding Resource & economic management Tile, map & route building

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

Business, building & transportation

Publishers

Arclight Games Cranio Creations CrowD Games Maldito Games Old Dawg Strohmann Games

Designers

Hisashi Hayashi Simone Luciani